• Baseline residual kidney function and its ensuing rate of decline interact to predict mortality of peritoneal dialysis patients 

      Pérez-Fontán, Miguel; Remón Rodríguez, César; Cunha Naveira, Marta de; Borrás Sans, Mercé; Rodríguez Suárez, Carmen; Quirós Ganga, Pedro; Sánchez Álvarez, Emilio; Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana (PLOS, 2016-07-08)
      [Abstract] Background. Baseline residual kidney function (RKF) and its rate of decline during follow-up are purported to be reliable outcome predictors of patients undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis (PD). The independent ...
    • Serum levels of the adipomyokine irisin in patients with chronic kidney disease 

      Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana; Pérez-Fontán, Miguel; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; García Falcón, María Teresa; Pena-Bello, Lara; López-Muñiz, Andrés; Cordido, Fernando (Elsevier, 2016-12-14)
      [Abstract] Background. Irisin is an adipomyokine with claimed anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects. This hormone has been insufficiently studied in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Objective. To ...